WHY IS IT WITH GERMAN CARS THAT ONCE THE HIT 100K KM(NOT AN EXACT FIGURE)AND MORE THEY START TO REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF MAINTENANCE AND OFTENLY COSTLY?
German cars are just cars,they aren't annointed by God with special powers,some are more reliable than others,others arent.
German cars are just cars,they aren't annointed by God with special powers,some are more reliable than others,others arent.
Take Audi’s 5 link front suspension. It is wonderful and provides for an amazing high speed cornering experience. Unfortunately they use 5 ball joints on each front corner instead of the typical 2. That’s 3 extra ball joints which will wear out and require replacement at a not..
inexpensive price. The worst part is, most people who buy those cars will never notice the benefits in handling as they commute to work in stop and go traffic. It’s unnecessary! The engineers however just had to make a “perfect” front suspension that benefits 2% of the buyers.
German cars as much as they are reputable,they arent perfect,a perfect machine doesnt exist and will at some point require repairs.The more perfect the car is,the more difficult and expensive it will be to keep it at that perfect level of performance because all engineering...
perfection isn't as easy as in 'less perfect' vehicles.This is why german cars are low priced,everyone knows the cost of keeping it on the road compared to American and Japanese cars is very high,get a german it that is at a low mileage or a new one and be financly at a...
place to maintain it and keep it on the road for as long as possible.Basically any high luxury car with lots of gadgets will be expensive to maintain.Basically the price of the car and the car's maintenance go hand in hand.
This challenge does not really apply to the old classic german machines,back then those engines were built to last for a very long time that is why till to day you see some of this classic cars on the road.With the new models its different.
The book,'THE WASTE MAKERS' by Vance Packard sheds light on a few things. There is such a thing in manufacturing called"PLANNED OBSCOLENCE" a machine that is deliberately designed and built to last only a period of time,so that the customer can be forced to buy a new one
If you must get a german car get it at a low mileage or get a zero mileage one take very good care of the car dont be be a lazy car owner,and just incase you want to sell it later on,you can be able to sell a good conditioned car.
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